# Incident 19970219008839I: Cessna 414, Little Rock, AR, February 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1997, 15:34 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8145Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970219008839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: N8145Q, A CESSNA 414, INBOUND TO LIT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AND AFTER THE ENGINE HAD BEEN FEATHERED. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN LANDING, GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT DOWN. THE NOSES GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE MADE A MISSED APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO VERIFY THE LIGHT WITH NO SUCCESS. TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FEATHERED AND SECURED BOTH ENGINES. DURING THE ROLLOUT, WAS ABLE TO "BUMP" BOTH STARTERS IN ORDER TO POSITION BOTH PROPELLERS SO THEY WOULD NOT HIT THE RUNWAY ON IMPACT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT CENTRAL FLYING SVC. INSPECTED AND FOUND THE BELLCRANK DAMAGED AND THE EXTENTION ROD BENT. SUSPECTED THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED ON DEPARTURE FROM ASG. M OR D (S) SUBMITTED ON DEFECTIVE PART(S). THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8145Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961002039129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002039129I), Oct 2, 1996: Cessna 414 (N8145Q), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: during climb, engine experienced oil loss due to failure of seal on pushrod tube. Pilot made an uneventful landing. No other damage and no injuries.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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